SOLUTION: Is there a easy way of solving this question besides checking the options one by one? Find the greatest number which will divide 12288, 28200, 44333 so as to leave the same rem

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Question 1039344: Is there a easy way of solving this question besides checking the options one by one?
Find the greatest number which will divide 12288, 28200, 44333 so as to leave the same remainder in each case.
a) 221 b) 120 c) 272 d) none of these

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Find the greatest number which will divide 12288, 28200, 44333 so as to leave the same remainder in each case.
a) 221 b) 120 c) 272 d) none of these
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a) 221, had a remainder of 133 in each, I can't think of an easy way to do this. Thank goodness for calculators (Tried 120 into 282200; even, so we can throw that out.)